MUZAFFARABAD: (Parliament Times) The international scholars have termed situation in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, a humanitarian crisis and announced to play their role to raise Kashmir issue at international forums.
The announcement was made by six visiting scholars who participated in the International Kashmir Conference organized by Institute of Policy Studies Islamabad belonging to Turkey, United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan during their meeting with Speaker Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly Shah Ghulam Qadir here on Wednesday.
They said that Kashmiris should be given the right to decide their future in a free and transparent manner.
The scholars said that they have observed the situation very closely and expressed their pleasure to move freely in any part of Azad Kashmir.
Speaking on the occasion, Speaker Shah Ghulam Qadir thanked scholars to visit AJK and hoped their recommendations will prove very effective at international level.
He said AJK is peaceful place where anyone can move freely. There is no issue of law and order.
Shah Ghulam Qadir said Kashmir is a burning issue which needs attention of the international community and major world powers.
He said tension between India and Pakistan over issue of Kashmir is the major threat to world peace.
Speaker informed the delegates about human rights abuses at the hands of Indian forces in Occupied Kashmir where over eight lac troops have initiated unending brutalities. Kashmiris are under siege and facing hardships due to prolonged and inhuman curfew.
Shah Ghulam Qadir said that Indian troops have not only crossed all limits of human rights abuses in the occupied Kashmir but also targeting civilians at Line of Control (LoC).
He paid tributes to the morale of people living close to LoC who are facing unprovoked Indian shelling on daily basis.
The delegations include Professor Roger, Dr. Hashpal Sharma, Dr. Axe, Dr. Abdul Hadi, Ambassador Ibrar Ahmed and others.
